CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | |||||||||
| Revenues | $ 23,155,625 | $ 22,726,317 | [1] | $ 16,681,254 | |||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||
| Direct operating expenses | 17,328,154 | 17,250,530 | 12,347,611 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 4,096,424 | 3,557,167 | 2,955,884 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 549,923 | 516,797 | 449,976 | ||||||
| Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Other Assets | 11,015 | 13,927 | 32,082 | ||||||
| Corporate expenses | 367,629 | 330,817 | 237,834 | ||||||
| Operating income | 824,510 | 1,084,933 | [2] | 722,031 | [2] | ||||
| Interest expense | 325,974 | 350,244 | 278,483 | ||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2,563 | 18,504 | 0 | ||||||
| Interest income | (156,254) | (237,818) | (77,620) | ||||||
| Equity in losses (earnings) of nonconsolidated affiliates | 16,675 | 5,455 | (10,571) | ||||||
| Other expense (income), net | (103,874) | 35,274 | 41,215 | ||||||
| Income before income taxes | 739,426 | 913,274 | 490,524 | ||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (391,698) | 209,476 | 115,941 | ||||||
| Net income | 1,131,124 | 703,798 | 374,583 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 234,837 | 146,905 | 108,143 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders of Live Nation | $ 896,287 | $ 556,893 | $ 266,440 | ||||||
| Earnings Per Share, Basic | $ 2.77 | $ 1.35 | $ 0.53 | ||||||
| Earnings Per Share, Diluted | $ 2.74 | $ 1.34 | $ 0.52 | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | |||||||||
| Weighted average common shares—basic | 230,124,255 | 228,628,390 | 224,809,558 | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares—diluted | 236,352,449 | 230,977,326 | 231,556,866 | ||||||
| Reconciliation to net income available to common stockholders of Live Nation: | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders of Live Nation | $ 896,287 | $ 556,893 | $ 266,440 | ||||||
| Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests | (258,076) | (247,438) | (146,770) | ||||||
| Net income available to common stockholders of Live Nation—basic | 638,211 | 309,455 | 119,670 | ||||||
| Convertible debt interest, net of tax | 9,187 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Net income available to common stockholders of Live Nation—diluted | $ 647,398 | $ 309,455 | $ 119,670 | ||||||
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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